I had been really looking forward to this workshop for a long time. And he didn't disappoint my expectations for a second. 6 days long, around 60 hours of content, a new world!
But what am I actually talking about? It is about the Multimedia workshop the end of January for the fourteenth time Uwe H. Martin and Oliver Eberhardt for Freelens in cooperation with the Academy for Journalism carried out became. The two speakers are experienced photographers and filmmakers, knew the answer to all the questions of the 9 participants (4 photographers, 5 journalists) and were also super nice. Sounds like a dream, and it was. Listing all the contents of the seminar here would go beyond the scope. The headline was multimedia storytelling, i.e. the combination of photo, film and sound to tell stories. This way of enhancing my pictures has been on my mind for a long time. Thanks to this workshop, I now have a rough idea of what I need to think about. And I know pretty well what can go wrong.
In the workshop, in addition to all the practical theory, we tried our first attempt at multimedia storytelling in a small group of three. At this point one applies huge thanks at Fan shop St. Pauli, who made his space available to us and actively supported us in getting a leading actor. Lucas was the one optimal cast for this, because without a storyteller there is no storytelling. Thanks to Lucas for his spontaneous willingness to participate and for his great patience!
As you can read in the credits, I had the pleasure of working with Jonathan and Markus to be able to work on the multimedia work. It was a great pleasure for me. Together with the experienced journalist and another experienced photographer, we wrestled with the story. Thanks guys, I learned a lot from you.
For this short film, we recorded around 6 hours of material in sound and image - mainly with Nikon D4 and D800e. Then I worked for almost three more days to get the sequences in a row in a meaningful way. Without the support of Uwe and Oliver we would have three weeks can sit at Final Cut Pro.
I definitely want to do more in this direction, as it opens up a completely new opportunity for me to embed my images in a larger context. I'm already looking forward to the next project. No matter how much work it is...
Great! It was really worth it. It turned out to be a great film. If you have any questions about filming/editing, feel free to ask me. I first learned film and now I take photos every now and then and my list of questions is long. 😉 Regards, Frank
Thanks! And nice offer 🙂 Maybe we should get together…
The video turned out really very good. A great combination of your images and video. Very good work from all of you. Then we are looking forward to further projects :). Many greetings to Hamburg, Anja 😉
Thank you, although the images are not just mine.
You have the right equipment. But I think it's great to be able to do so much more with it now. I'm excited to see what's next. The video is a great start!
Thanks! Yes, the D800 and D4 combination is certainly one of the better ones for DSLR videos at the moment.
After watching the video, I'm really excited to see what else comes from you! With the video and Lucas' story you managed to convey exactly the basic attitude towards St. Pauli that I always had. Even though I am absolutely not a football fan. 🙂
Thank you!
And I always say: St. Pauli has nothing to do with football 😉
That's great and I'm really looking forward to more from you.
For an outsider, it's just a little confusing: the moment the boy talks about his aversion to discrimination, the phrase "Fuck HSV" appears. That doesn't really fit for me.
Thanks for your comments!
In addition to the HSV saying, there are also many other sayings 😉
He has it….
What? Found! He found it – video!
Hello Stefan
That was written and done from my heart. Even though I never had to earn my living with photography, I never gave up this "vice". But then, despite regularly publishing pictures for a top-league basketball team, I realized that the walls in my room only had a limited number of square meters - for photos. What to do? Clearly: video. More precisely, a mix of video and the good old slide show! What are affordable 16:9 1920x1080 full HD TVs for? Hopefully not just for RTL & Co!
So I started with moving images as a one-man team... To find out: this is it! And not just "Juuuuhtjuuub" and Vimeo but home cinema. Suddenly I see, photograph and video. Differently, better (?) than before. A big challenge! Plan, accumulate enough material and get started. And it also works for less money (Adobe Premiere Elements for
I really, really liked your short film! More of that! If you feel like it, here's a small beginning of my humble "arts", recorded with the iPhone including a fisheye attachment and an integrated timelapse sequence... And unfortunately an unsuitable hover tripod 🙁
But I'm working hard to ensure that no one gets seasick in the future 😉
But the possibilities of the moving image alongside the still image are incredibly fascinating. Since there is no television sovereignty in basketball, the "Äktschn" camera is occasionally allowed to run alongside the D700:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ic_9PtM7hLE
And with a “Russian camera” behind the windshield, my play area is complete… “Russian camera”? These are the tiny people who, if requested, film in a continuous loop so that there are no discussions about who was to blame in the event of a crash. At least in certain areas of the former Soviet Union that is supposed to be the case. I can do without a crash and constant filming through the windshield, but documenting beautiful landscapes/sections of route on vacation and other trips has its appeal when cleverly done - I just say time lapse.
How boring… It all already exists! So what? DO IT YOURSELF! At least as a professional who makes his living with (still) moving images. I look forward to your next Vimeo!
Regards
Ralf
PS.: Not (estimated) 15 m from my bedroom window is the skull flag of a St. Pauli fan who has ended up in the Rhineland...
Man Ralf, your comment is longer than my report 😉
Thank you, thank you – I’m just learning to walk. Therefore, your experiences are interesting suggestions.
Nice film, Stefan! I'm already looking forward to more!
Thanks. Me too. 🙂
Hi Stefan, I don't know much about football, but I found the little insight into a fan's thoughts exciting and I found the image and film sequences to be very coherent. Successful work! LG, Connie
Thank you!
Respect, I wouldn't have thought how much work could go into it. But I really like it, especially the pictures with the atmosphere in the background. I've wanted to take photos and record the associated sounds for a long time. I've had a recorder here for a year for this purpose and haven't gotten around to trying it.
Well, let’s go 🙂
And it’s nice that you’re commenting here again :)
Everyone who knows me knows that I'm not that into football. I have no idea what the Bundesliga table looks like and if "our" boys aren't competing in a European Championship or World Cup, then the sport doesn't really interest me.
With this great film you have shown that St. Pauli is much more than "just" football. And somehow there has been something that has made me sympathize with St. Pauli for a long time. St. Pauli - it is much more than football commerce. And that is exactly what you have brought to the point with this work. Superbly done, thank you very much for it! And like everyone else here, I am looking forward to more films from you.
Thanks for your great comment!
Great workshop result, compliments!
Thanks! It was nice with you. Again 🙂
really cool! Looking forward to more. It's like the series of pictures at taz online.
Yeah! 🙂